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Physics

Watch a Simple Experiment Make Sense of Quantum Mechanics

This complex branch of physics even confuses scientists.

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Health & Medicine

Placebos Are Effective Even When Patients Know They Aren’t Receiving Actual Drugs

This research has doctors refocusing on the mind’s power to heal.

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Self-Driving Vehicles

Toyota Is Using Blockchain to Get Its Self-Driving Cars on the Roads Sooner

More proof that the blockchain revolution extends far beyond finance.

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Health & Medicine

A “Molecular Condom” Could Be the Future of Male Contraception

“It’s 10 times more effective than anything currently on the market.”

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Robotics

Dubai Wants Robots to Make up 25% of Its Police Force by 2030

The world is transitioning to a new kind of policing.

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Google

Google’s Go-Playing AI Just Beat the World’s Strongest Human Player

He pushed the machine to its limits, but still fell short.

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Off-World

A Powerful Energy Beam in Space Seems to Exceed the Speed of Light

It defies the laws of physics and has scientists mystified.

What is Gravity Really?
Science & Energy

What is Gravity Really?

Can Nanobubbles Save the Planet from Environmental Destruction?
From Quarks to Quasars

Can Nanobubbles Save the Planet from Environmental Destruction?

10 Scientists Who Died As A Result Of Their Work
Science & Energy

10 Scientists Who Died As A Result Of Their Work

6 Surprising Facts About Venus, Earth’s Evil Twin
From Quarks to Quasars

6 Surprising Facts About Venus, Earth’s Evil Twin

10 Eye-Altering Optical Illusions
Science & Energy

10 Eye-Altering Optical Illusions

Students Made a Car That Gets a Staggering 2,713 Miles per Gallon
Energy

Students Made a Car That Gets a Staggering 2,713 Miles per Gallon

Tesla isn't the only one transforming the auto industry.

Evolution 101: No, an Octopus Is Not an Alien
Evolution

Evolution 101: No, an Octopus Is Not an Alien

They're just fascinating products of evolution.

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Science & Energy

New Tech Uses WiFi and Holograms to Let You “See” Through Walls

It could be a literal life-saver during rescue operations.

Graphene Just Brought Us One Step Closer to Practical Quantum Computers
Graphene

Graphene Just Brought Us One Step Closer to Practical Quantum Computers

Turns out, graphene’s properties are ideal for making quantum capacitors.

Automation Could Lead to the World’s Smartest Society
Blockchain

Automation Could Lead to the World’s Smartest Society

With robots taking over jobs, we’ll be free to study anything and everything.

How To Understand What Your Cat is Saying to You
Science & Energy

How To Understand What Your Cat is Saying to You

Cats don't really meow to communicate with other cats, just humans.

Kardashev Scale: What It’ll Be Like When We Control the Power of an Entire Star
Science & Energy

Kardashev Scale: What It’ll Be Like When We Control the Power of an Entire Star

Here's what it would be like on a world with unlimited energy.

Kardashev Scale: What It’ll Be Like When We Harness the Power of…Everything
Off-World

Kardashev Scale: What It’ll Be Like When We Harness the Power of…Everything

Beings would be like gods, capable of universe-scale manipulation.